toril

\tɔ.ʁil\

/\tɔ.ʁil\/ noun

The verdict

“toril” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-toril · toril · French

toril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for toril
PropertyValue
Headwordtoril
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ.ʁil\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « toril » en français

toriln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toril is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɔ.ʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for toril, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is toril, spelled T-O-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how toril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour rien au monde, on ne voudrait manquer l’évacuation de l’arène et la fuite précipitée de l’alguazil, quand il a jeté au garçon de combat la clef du toril où sont enfermés les gladiateurs à cornes. Le toril fait face au matadero, où l’on écorche les bêtes abattues.
  2. Le salon a deux portes. Il les regarde comme le toréador doit regarder les portes du toril, et se place de telle façon que Telcide pourra entrer par l’une ou l’autre, il lui fera toujours face.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "toril"?
"toril" is spelled T-O-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.ʁil\.
What does "toril" mean?
As a noun, "toril" means: Lieu où l’on tient enfermés les taureaux avant le combat.
How do you pronounce "toril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toril" is \tɔ.ʁil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toril" come from?
"toril" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list